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Huell Howser - He Will Be Missed

Places Earth would like to honor the passing of the great California explorer, Huell Howser. I did not know Huell personally, although I met him once, but many people in California knew him through his countless television explorations into California history, geography, and people. A recent country song said something like, “it’s not what you take with you, but what you leave behind, when you go.” The song continues, “the teacher left her knowledge in the minds of many children...” Huell didn’t pass along his knowledge, he helped us to acquire that knowledge together. Countless people know more about California than we would have had Huell stayed in Tennessee, but had he stayed in Tennessee, we would know a lot more about Tennessee. Huell didn’t inspire this website, nor introduce me to all the places here, but he introduced me to many of them. Now we are all on our own again.

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Site of the home of Antonio Gil Y Barbo, 1729-1809, founder of Spanish Nacogdoches in 1779. He was born in Los Adaes Provence of Texas, died at his ranch, La Lucana, on the Attoyac. He worked in support of early settlers. Lieutenant Governor of the Pueblo Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Captain of Militia, Chief Justice, Judge of Contraband Seizures, Indian Agent for the Spanish Crown.

The Battle of Nacogdoches, August 2, 1832 was one of the opening actions of the Texas war for independence. Colonel Jose de las Piedras ordered residents to surrender all firearms. The people resisted and formed the National Militia under the command of James W. Bullock. Piedras refused to support he 1824 constitution and the militia captured the fort and other buildings. Piedras' troops fled but were captured August 3 near Loco Creek and fighting ended after Piedras was arrested by the Mexicans. A peace treaty was signed August 6 and Mexican troops left East Texas.

The Fredonia Rebellion, December 16,1826 to January 28, 1827. Haden Edwards obtained a grant from Mexico to settle 800 families in the Nacagdoches area in East Texas. Most of the land had already been settled by Spanish, Indians, and Anglo squatters both legally and illegally. This misunderstanding caused such a disturbance that the Mexican government revoked the land grant. On December 16, 1826 Haden and his brother Benjamin rode into Nacogdoches and planed his red and white flag in front of the Stone Fort and proclaimed the Republic of Fredonia. Fredonia had the support of Cherokee and other citizens. Fredonia, and older name, implied "a place of freedom." The Fredonia army numbered less than thirty and the Cherokee deserted. Stephen F. Austin rained a militia against Fredonia and Mexico sent troops. The Fredonia Rebellion ended after forty-four days and the Fredonians traveled east.

Old Wettermark Bank Building, The Wetterman Bank, based in Henderson, opened in Necogdoches in 1883 at the west end of the block and in 1896 bought the corner where the bank now stands. D. Ruylfs designed the two-story brick building. In January of 1903, Ben S. Wettermakr, son of the founder, principal in charge, and mayor of Nacogdoches, closed the bank and abruptly left town with the contents of the vault. The banks failure was at least partly due to a cotton market collapse, but also fraud was involved. Ben's father and family were left to settle the afair and Ben was last reported in South America. Various businesses operated in the building which was restored in the 1990s.

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